Florida SC.3.E.5.4
The Standard
Explore the Law of Gravity by demonstrating that gravity is a force that can be overcome.
Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify gravity as the force pulling objects toward Earth. They demonstrate how a push, pull, or lift can move an object upward while gravity continues pulling downward.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can make an object rise and name the force they used against gravity. They can explain that gravity does not disappear when an object moves upward.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think gravity turns off when an object rises or floats. They may also think gravity acts only on falling objects, or that heavier objects always fall faster.
How to Assess It
- Give students a picture of a tossed ball moving upward. Ask, “What force moved the ball up, and what force is still pulling it down?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Use a fan to lift a tissue square, then turn it off and observe how gravity changes the tissue’s motion.
Ask students to write why a ball rises after a throw even though gravity pulls it downward.
Play force charades with cards labeled jump, lift, drop, toss, and fall, then name the forces acting.
Test how much upward force is needed to lift classroom objects using a spring scale.
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